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O.C.G.A. § 16-12-21: Gambling.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses
- CHAPTER 12 Offenses Against Public Health and Morals
- Article 2 Gambling and Related Offenses
- PART 1 Gambling
(a) A person commits the offense of gambling when he:
(1) Makes a bet upon the partial or final result of any game or contest or upon the performance of any participant in such game or contest;
(2) Makes a bet upon the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election or upon the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or candidate; or
(3) Plays and bets for money or other thing of value at any game played with cards, dice, or balls.
(b) A person who commits the offense of gambling shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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